ANT 1040 - CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY

credits: 3.0
Explore the basic concepts, theories, and research methods of Anthropology, an academic discipline that specializes in the study of human diversity around the world and throughout time. Anthropology is an exceptionally broad field, and our introduction will cover a wide array of topics: family, kinship, sex, gender, race, ethnicity, political & social organization, healthcare, art, religion, and magic, among other things. Will examine the interconnectedness of all social groups, and the different lifeways and historical experiences of people in our own local communities and in other parts of the world. Objectives: Describe the primary characteristics of culture, including how it is acquired, shared, contested, negotiated, developed, communicated, maintained, and changed over time. Explain the concept of racism, its aspects, and its ideology. Discuss social, political, and material changes that occurred with the transition to agriculture. Method of Instruction: Class meetings will consist of lectures, class discussions, and in-class exercises. Method of Evaluation: Three exams, weekly participation activities, and fieldwork exercises. Meets *NWP Distribution Requirement.